Lunar Weekend Calendar for 2017
This information is a reformatted version of
DL7APV's Lunar
Weekend Calendar (EME NL Dec 2016)
More
detailed info can be taken from VK3UMs famous
EME Planner
Loss= Apogee (loss=1.9 dB).
Loss=Perigee
(loss=0.3 dB)
Temp=High
background temp.
Temp=Low
background temp
Please
send reports to K2UYH & DUBUS
See also
Franck F5SE's Moon Conditions Chart -
2017
|
2400 Sat/ 0000 Sun |
Decl |
Loss |
Sun
offset |
Temp |
contest dates & meetings |
Comments |
Expeditions on 432 or up |
|
|
Jan 00/01 |
-15,9 |
-1,82 |
-33 |
30 |
+ |
|
Moon in south |
EA8/G4RGK |
|
Jan 07/08 |
+11,3 |
-0,37 |
-118 |
35 |
- |
EME SSB Fun contest - 23cm |
Day AM |
TM8DO |
|
Jan 14/15 |
+11,1 |
-0,82 |
145 |
20 |
+ |
|
Night |
|
|
Jan 21/22 |
-14,6 |
-2,28 |
68 |
40 |
- |
|
Day PM |
|
|
Jan 28/29 |
-14,0 |
-1,59 |
-15 |
30 |
++ |
|
Moon in south |
|
|
Feb 04/05 |
+13,7 |
-0,57 |
-101 |
30 |
- |
|
Day AM |
TM8DO |
|
Feb 11/12 |
+9,0 |
-0,96 |
165 |
20 |
+ |
Night |
TM8DO |
|
|
Feb 18/19 |
-16,2 |
-2,21 |
88 |
40 |
- |
|
Moon in south
|
|
|
Feb 25/26 |
-11,9 |
-1,34 |
4 |
25 |
++ |
|
Sun noise |
|
|
Mar 04/05 |
+15,7 |
-0,62 |
-84 |
35 |
- |
Eu VHF/UHF Tropo uWave activity - 13cm |
Day AM |
|
|
Mar 11/12 |
+6,5 |
-1,2 |
-176 |
20 |
++ |
Night |
|
|
|
Mar 18/19 |
-17,6 |
-2,17 |
107 |
50 |
- |
|
Moon in south
|
|
|
Mar 25/26 |
-9,7 |
-1,15 |
24 |
25 |
+ |
|
Summertime starts in eu |
|
|
Apr 01/02 |
+17,2 |
-0,54 |
-68 |
40 |
- |
Dubus EME Contest - 23cm CW
|
Day AM |
|
|
Apr 08/09 |
+3,6 |
-1,47 |
-157 |
20 |
+/- |
|
Night |
|
|
Apr 15/16 |
-18,9 |
-2,17 |
126 |
80 |
- |
|
Night |
|
|
Apr 22/23 |
-7,5 |
-1,06 |
44 |
25 |
+ |
|
Day PM |
|
|
Apr 29/30 |
+18,1 |
-0,40 |
-51 |
40 |
- |
Day AM |
|
|
|
May 06/07 |
+0,6 |
-1,69 |
-139 |
30 |
+/- |
Eu VHF/UHF Tropo uWave activity - 3cm |
Night |
|
|
May 13/14 |
-19,8 |
-2,16 |
145 |
180 |
- |
|
Night |
|
|
May 20/21 |
-5,1 |
-1,04 |
63 |
25 |
+ |
Day PM |
|
|
|
May 27/28 |
+18,4 |
-0,28 |
-33 |
40 |
- |
Day AM |
|
|
|
June 03/04 |
-2,3 |
-1,82 |
-120 |
30 |
+/- |
Day AM |
|
|
|
June 10/11 |
-20,3 |
-2,12 |
163 |
180 |
- |
Night |
|
|
|
June 17/18 |
-2,3 |
-1,03 |
82 |
25 |
+ |
uWave activity - 6cm |
Day PM |
|
|
June 24/25 |
+18,3 |
-0,27 |
-14 |
35 |
- |
Sun close |
|
|
|
July 01/02 |
-5,1 |
-1,89 |
-101 |
25 |
- |
Day AM |
|
|
|
July 08/09 |
-20,2 |
-2,04 |
-179 |
80 |
- |
|
Night |
|
|
July 15/16 |
+0,9 |
-0,98 |
100 |
30 |
+ |
Day PM |
|
|
|
July 22/23 |
+17,7 |
-0,38 |
5 |
25 |
- |
|
Sun noise |
|
|
July 29/30 |
-7,6 |
-1,94 |
-82 |
30 |
- |
|
Day AM |
|
|
Aug 05/06 |
-19,5 |
-1,93 |
-160 |
45 |
- |
Night |
|
|
|
Aug 12/13 |
+4,3 |
-0,84 |
118 |
30 |
+ |
uWave activity - 9cm |
Day PM |
|
|
Aug 19/20 |
+16,6 |
-0,58 |
23 |
20 |
- |
Day PM |
|
|
|
Aug 26/27 |
-10,0 |
-2,00 |
-62 |
35 |
- |
|
Day AM |
|
|
Sept 02/03 |
-18,6 |
-1,85 |
-141 |
30 |
- |
Night |
|
|
|
Sept 09/10 |
+7,6 |
-0,61 |
135 |
30 |
- |
ARRL VHF Tropo |
Night |
|
|
Sept 16/17 |
+15,0 |
-0,82 |
41 |
15 |
- |
Lowest background |
|
|
|
Sept 23/24 |
-12,3 |
-2,10 |
-42 |
35 |
- |
|
Day AM |
|
|
Oct 00/01 |
-17,4 |
-1,82 |
-122 |
30 |
- |
|
Night |
|
|
Oct 07/08 |
+10,7 |
-0,31 |
153 |
35 |
- |
Night |
|
|
|
Oct 14/15 |
+12,9 |
-1,00 |
58 |
20 |
- |
|
Day PM |
|
|
Oct 21/22 |
-14,4 |
-2,22 |
-22 |
40 |
- |
|
Day AM |
|
|
Oct 28/29 |
-15,9 |
-1,87 |
-103 |
30 |
- |
|
Summertime ends in eu |
|
|
Nov 04/05 |
+13,2 |
-0,03 |
172 |
30 |
- |
Night |
|
|
|
Nov 11/12 |
+10,4 |
-1,07 |
75 |
20 |
+ |
|
Day PM |
|
|
Nov 18/19 |
-16,4 |
-2,34 |
-3 |
40 |
- |
|
Sun noise |
|
|
Nov 25/26 |
-14,2 |
-1,97 |
-83 |
30 |
- |
|
Moon in south |
|
|
Dec 02/03 |
+15,1 |
-0,10 |
-169 |
35 |
- |
|
Night |
|
|
Dec 09/10 |
+7,7 |
-1,01 |
93 |
20 |
+/- |
|
Day PM |
|
|
Dec 16/17 |
-18,1 |
-2,42 |
15 |
50 |
- |
|
Worst apogee !!! |
|
|
Dec 23/24 |
-12,0 |
-2,02 |
-64 |
25 |
- |
|
Moon in south |
|
|
Dec 30/31 |
+16,6 |
-0,03 |
-149 |
35 |
- |
|
Night |
|
Sun Offset vs Time of day for Visible Moon
|
-180°
|
-120° |
-30° |
0° |
+30° |
+120° |
+180°
|
|
Night - N
|
Day (AM) - DA
|
Sun Noise - S
|
Day (PM) - DP
|
Night - N
|
|
Year |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|
max declination(deg) |
18 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
28 | 28 | 27 |
|
declination at perigee (deg) |
-7 |
+14 |
+18 |
+19 |
+18 |
+5 |
-25 |
-27 |
-25 |
+7 | +28 | +26 |
The maximum declination goes down until 2016 and perigee and high positive declination are out of phase until 2016